Deck 17: The Mere Presence of Others

Question 1

The tendency for people to perform simple or well-learned tasks better when others are present is the original meaning of

A) the groupthink effect.
B) the social facilitation effect.
C) social loafing.
D) deindividuation.

Answer 1

the social facilitation effect.

Question 2

explained social facilitation by noting that a conflict occurs between paying attention to others and paying attention to the task at hand.They named this explanation

A) evaluation apprehension.
B) social distortion.
C) driven by distraction.
D) deindividuation.

Answer 2

driven by distraction.

Question 3

Explain the role of evaluation apprehension in social facilitation.

Answer 3

Answers will vary

Question 4

You have noticed that when you are at the gym,your exercise routine is not affected by how may other people are there.However,it is affected when other people are watching you exercise.This pattern in your behavior is what social psychologists call

A) social facilitation.
B) mere presence.
C) evaluation apprehension.
D) social loafing.

Question 5

_______ refers to the strengthening of dominant responses in the presence of others.

A) The groupthink effect
B) The social facilitation effect
C) Social loafing
D) Deindividuation

Question 6

found that when good pool players were observed,they did _______ than when they did not know they were being observed.

A) much worse
B) better
C) the same
D) slightly worse

Question 7

Triplett conducted one of social psychology's first laboratory experiments by asking children to wind string on a fishing reel.The results of the study indicated that there was a positive relationship between the speed at which the children wound the reel and the presence of other children.Later studies found the same pattern and dubbed it

A) the groupthink effect.
B) the social facilitation effect.
C) social loafing.
D) deindividuation.

Question 8

Increased arousal enhances performance

A) only on easy tasks.
B) only on complex tasks.
C) on dominant responses.
D) on all responses.

Question 9

According to the social facilitation effect,social psychologists can accurately predict that athletes will perform _______ with a large audience.

A) much worse
B) best
C) slightly worse
D) better at unlearned tasks

Question 10

The larger the crowd,the _______ a person tends to be _______.

A) more; calm
B) less; calm
C) more; aroused
D) less; aroused

Question 11

Triplett conducted one of social psychology's first laboratory experiments by asking children to wind string on a fishing reel.The results of the study indicated that there was a _______ relationship between the speed at which the children wound the reel and the presence of other children.

A) positive
B) negative
C) neutral
D) curvilinear

Question 12

On exam day,a student you do not know sits near you.This person is best described as a(n)

A) confederate.
B) co-actor.
C) ingroup member.
D) comrade.

Question 13

How does crowding impact social facilitation?

Question 14

The concern for how others are evaluating us is called

A) distraction.
B) arousal.
C) mere presence.
D) evaluation apprehension.

Question 15

Because of the relationship between crowding and arousal,you are likely to _______ on a difficult exam in a densely packed classroom.

A) do well
B) do poorly
C) do average
D) skip questions

Question 16

The increased number of office buildings with large open spaces rather than private offices is an example of how social facilitation research has

A) helped confirm the theory.
B) guided new exploration of research topics.
C) suggested practical applications.
D) been misused by industries.